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Westchester County executive Rob Astorino, the Republican candidate for governor, has been busy. In addition to running the county and running for election both last year and this year—for reelection as county executive and now for governor—he has a consulting job with Connecticut-based Townsquare Media, the Daily News reported Friday…. Read More ?

Representatives from several civil rights organizations have thrown their weight behind the Anti-Discrimination Center’s criticism of Westchester County’s implementation of its 2009 fair housing settlement with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the oversight of the settlement by HUD and the court-appointed monitor. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil… Read More ?

James Johnson, the monitor overseeing Westchester County’s fair housing settlement with the federal government, has filed a motion with the court to compel County Executive Rob Astorino, the Republican candidate for governor, to attend a sworn deposition at his office in Manhattan. The motion says the topics will include communications… Read More ?

Add the Westchester County Legislature’s Environment and Energy Committee to the chorus of boos aimed at the towering office park LG Electronics plans to build on the Palisades. Though the project is in New Jersey and on the opposite side of the Hudson River from Westchester, the committee passed a… Read More ?

As a potentially multi-million dollar federal lawsuit against Westchester over compliance with the Clean Water Act moves ahead, the county administration is asking the Board of Legislators to bond nearly $10 million for a project they argue will bring the county into compliance. But legislators are questioning the decision by… Read More ?

Westchester Legislator Catherine Parker, D-Rye, is proposing legislation to increase Playland’s marketing budget by $200,000 this year to try to bring more patrons to the park. The Rye park, which is owned by the county, has been hurt by confusion over whether it reopened after being damaged in Hurricane Sandy… Read More ?

In light of the flap over the Fresh Air interview with Hillary Clinton on her evolving views on gay marriage, we looked back at what Clinton said on the subject in 2000 as she was running for Senate from Westchester. At the time, in contrast to the states-rights view she… Read More ?

Save Playland, a group that organized against Sustainable Playland’s plans for the Rye park, has issued a statement opposing Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino’s decision to launch a new study of the park before making any decisions on its future. Here’s the statement: “SAVE PLAYLAND” GROUP OPPOSES ASTORINO’S LATEST PLAN… Read More ?

The parks committee of the Westchester Board of Legislators has canceled a meeting to review Sustainable Playland’s plans for Playland Park in Rye for the second week in a row. Tuesday’s meeting was set aside for a discussion of the financial details of the non-profit’s plans. Sustainable Playland was chosen… Read More ?

Former North Salem Supervisor Paul Greenwood, who was arrested in 2009 on federal securities fraud charges while in office and later pleaded guilty, is scheduled for sentencing on Nov. 13, 2014. Greenwood’s sentencing had been delayed because he was cooperating with prosecutors against his former business partner at WG Trading,… Read More ?

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, the Republican candidate for governor of New York, reiterated Thursday that he will fight the county board’s efforts to resolve one of the major conflicts in the implementation of the 2009 fair housing settlement. Astorino said in a statement that the plan amounted to rewriting… Read More ?

Westchester Legislator Catherine Parker has introduced legislation to ban two of the dirtier types of heating oil used in residential buildings. The bill would ban #6 and #4 heating oils and require building owners to switch to less-polluting fuels such as natural gas or #2 heating oil. In Westchester, 507… Read More ?

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli came to The Journal News’ Editorial Board with a special sweetener to cap off his conversation about pension funds, LDCs and audits. He handed over the forms, helpfully prepared, for the newspaper to claim nearly $1,600 sitting in the state’s unclaimed funds account. The… Read More ?

The court monitor overseeing Westchester County’s fair housing case has agreed to complete the analysis that has become the major sticking point in the implementation of the 2009 fair housing settlement with the federal government. Though several hurdles remain, the work could help resolve the major impasse that has sent… Read More ?

Westchester County Legislator Catherine Parker, who represents the area around Playland Park, has withdrawn her support for Sustainable Playland’s proposal to overhaul the park and bring in new attractions as it takes over the management. Parker said she thinks Sustainable Playland’s plan will quickly become bogged down in litigation and… Read More ?

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